Head of Department - Performing Arts
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4PU8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
26 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS based on experience + TLR
What skills and experience we're looking for
Who We’re Looking For
- A passionate teacher with strong subject knowledge and a love for sharing languages with young minds.
- Someone with high expectations for all students, a resilient attitude, and a genuine desire to grow personally and professionally.
- An educator ready to bring fresh ideas and energy to our forward-thinking department.
If you’re ready to inspire and be inspired, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and let’s create an exciting future together at Leigh Academy Hugh Christie.
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Us?
- A supportive environment:Collaborate with an experienced team that values innovation and creativity in teaching.
- Opportunities to grow:We value talent and ambition and are committed to supporting the professional growth of all team members, helping individuals take the next steps in their career.
- Room to excel:Teaching both Drama and Music is a possibility, but not essential—what matters is your dedication to student success and your own professional growth.
Further details about the role
Are you a passionate and experienced practitioner with a proven track record of success? Are you keen to secure a Head of Department position within a highly successful academy? Leigh Academy Hugh Christie has an exciting opportunity for an engaging and enthusiasticHead of Department - Performing Artsto join their thriving department from September 2025. Our successful candidate will be responsible for leading the Performing Arts department and ensuring high standards of teaching and learning. If you are an experienced Performing Arts practitioner ready for a role with leadership responsibilities, we want to hear from you!
This is a chance to join and lead an enthusiastic team of Performing Arts specialists who are dedicated, driven and highly creative. The team are generous with their time and very much enjoy sharing resources and expertise; a real team ethos has been created in the Performing Arts department. You will play a key role in developing our curriculum in bothDrama and Music, and will have the opportunity to be involved in many exciting projects.
The Leigh Academy Hugh Christie is a very special place to work and pre-application visits or phone calls are both encouraged and welcomed. If you would like to arrange to discuss the role with a member of the team, please contactAmy Wenban, Recruitment Advisor atamy.wenban@latrust.org.uk
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Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
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About Leigh Academy Hugh Christie
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- Up to 1226 pupils
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Leigh Academy Hugh Christie website
- Email address
- joinus@latrust.org.uk
Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy Hugh Christie
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